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Definition of: oscitancy
(os′ə·tən·sē) noun
1. The act of yawning or gaping.
2. Unusual drowsiness; dulness. Also os′ci·tance. [<L oscitans, -antis, ppr. of oscitare gape, yawn <os a mouth + citare move]
—os′ci·tant adjective
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